Get Fingerprinted to Sell Your Home

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Mary Ann Romans

If you live in Cook County, Illinois, you might feel like a criminal when you go to sell your home. That is because a law quietly passed that requires anyone notarizing documents for selling a home in that area to provide a thumbprint. Lawmakers say that the legislation was put into affect to dissuade people from committing real estate fraud. Criminals may think twice about selling a home illegally if their thumbprint is on record, I suppose. The law, which was passed last October and goes into affect this June has residents of the county concerned about privacy issues. The … Continue reading →

When Will Home Sales Bottom Out?

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Mary Ann Romans

Is there a final end is sight to a declining housing market? Will home sales improve this year, next year or in 2010? Bakerate.com conducted a study, bring together a panel of experts in the industry, and this is what they found. One thing to understand about forecasting the housing market is that although it is based on good solid information, such as foreclosure rates, job growth, new construction figures and home sales and prices, that it is still forecasting. No one really knows the future, including the weather, although we can make some educated guesses. The next thing to … Continue reading →